The Osceola times., 1887-06-18
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
The extension OF the Frisco southeast
from Hackett. now under construction,
will be run to Mansfield, No, and be
known as the Mans field branch.
Shipments OF peaches are heavy and on
the increase. The crop is much larger
than expected, the fruit is large and lus-
cious and commands fancy price in
market
The closing exercises OF tho Arkansas
School for the Blind began June 9, closing
June IA, and was held at the institution.
The programme, which was well ar.
ranged, was quite interesting.
The returns Of the elections from the
Third Judicial district are in, and the re-
sult is that John NJ. Butler received 2,064
votes; scattering, 5.
=. W. Linton, q far mer Of Bolton town
ship, Pulaski County, in driving to Arkan-
sas City the other morning, was met on
the West Arksansas river bridge by an OK
team, which crowded his team so close to
the edge OF the bridge that the railing
gave way and the team, wagon and Mr..
Linton all went over, falling some fifteen
feet to the bed Of the river below. The
wagon bed fell on M. Linton breaking
his right leg in several places and other
wise seriously lnjuring him.
man named Boyd, hospital steward
u the penitentiary at Little Rock, at
,emptel to commit suicide few nights
igo by taking a drug unkno wn to the at
ending physician. He burned his eye
orows with carbolic acid and when DR..
cantrell arrived he found the would-be
suicide in a critical condition. This is the
second attempt Boyd has m ide TO end his
life, the first time about two months ago,
when he took morphine and made a des-
psrate effort to put out his eyes with
horseshoe nails
At the recent session Of the State Medi-
cal Society in Little Rock, the foil owing
oflicers were elected: President W. p.
Hart, OF Hampstead County; first vice
president, J. f. Ebcrle, Of Fort Smith; !;
second vice president J. r. Dale, Of
Arkadelphla; third vice president J. W.
CofYman, of Black Rock; fourth vice.
president, ID. w Buff, of Pope County;
secretary, l.. P. Gibson, Of Little Rock;
assistant secretary, b. Hatchett, Of Fort
Smith; librarian, DIR. Lindsley, OF Little
Rock, and treasurer, A. L. Breysacher, OF
Little Rock.
Harvesting is now beginning, and good
reports come of the yield from small
grain.
Thos. Turney, a conductor on the Texas
Il ST. Louis railway, was knocked from
his train by the Gilkeson bridge, near
Jonesboro, a few days ago, and was fatal
ly hurt
1t is reported that the entire faculty Of
the Central Collegiate Institute at Altus
have resigned.
oha,,oa, U;Iliapna N vnnng man nyipo
two miles north of Prescott committed
suicide few DAYS ago by shooting him.
self through the head with pistol.
The work Of paving the streets OF Little
Rock has commenced, and will be carried
on until no mudholes will yawn in the
middle Of ths streets,
DIR. +. NJ Chrisman died suddenly at Lit.
tie Rock few days ago. He was lead
ing citizen and a wsll-to-do farmer. Al
though prominent Republican, he served
during the war as a Confederate soldier.
He leaves wife and two children.
Dennis o. Mctlann, Of Little Rock, has
some very fine moving machines-such
as no other man ip town has. This ma.
chine is a Texas Billy goat, and Dennis
has about four hundred of them, just pur'
chased.
In the Circuit Court at Little Rock
Chas Stein icker plead guilty TO two
charges OF forgery and was sentenced TO
six years in the pententiary. He forged
the name Of L. Lemare to two time.
,hecks OF the Home Water Company, one
for thirty five hours work and the other
for sixty-one hours.
The Governor has ordered special elec.
tions Jor justic,s Of the peace in Morris
and Stanley townships of Arkansas Coun'
ty and Egypt and Beach Creek town
ships, Ashley County; elections TO be held
June %
Carroll County celebrates the Fourth.
Bear City has a stamp mill and is trying
% outdo Lsadville In the sudden develop.
nent of mineral and other wealth. The
corner lot craze Is on already. Smelling
will begin in few weeks. There are
aow more than one hundred houses In the
place and Ave saw mills are kept busy
supplying the demand for lumber.
Carpenters are at work constructing
the front spire Of st. Andrews Cathedral
at Little Rock When II is completed 4:
will be one Of the tallest in the city-per.
naps The tallest The Catholic people OF
the city are increasing in numbers, and
the state of the church seems TO be OF ths
most encouraging character.
Work on the Fort Smith & Southern
railroad-Ncw Orleans branch OF the Ms.
souri, Pac dc-has begun at Fort Smith.
A young man nam ID Nathan Riggs, ro-
siding at Harrisburg. while riding .
refractory horse, few days since, was
thrown from the animal and received In
juries from which he ed.
An ARRAY, resulting in the death Of
Isiah jackson, took place few nights ago
at Galloway, Q few miles east Of Little
Rock The killing was done by Frank
Jackson, who runs Q store there AMI IL ~
unmarried man, living with his sister.
Tho oat crop has been baily damaged
10 Marion and sdjaosnt counties by .
small ~, Whose dsposit quickly germ
nstsA produdng lsgioss ef small green
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